Stage 2 to Aumont Aubrac

At 6:30am when we started from St Privat, our headlamps lit up the sight of a little sleety precipitation. The weather went downhill from there as we went uphill and more uphill. Sleet turned to snow at the higher elevations, with bitter winds swirling it about in every direction. It was a fairly wretched 40 miles, especially for Patrick and the aid station volunteers who provided warm food and drink every 10-15kms. I was reminded of running in northern Norway in 2009, as was Roger (another Trans Euopean finisher) with whom I ran most of the day. Except today was also incredibly stony and muddy for good measure! As the snow started to drift and coat the road signs, my big fear was missing a turn. There were a couple of tricky bits, but we made it through without serious mishap.

No photos today due to the near whiteout conditions, but here's the latest weather picture in Aubrac. It is depressingly accurate:



More of the same in the offing for tomorrow, I believe. C'est la vie!